Wars of Hyrule

[Anonymous G]

It was a completely different experience being the spectator. After taking part in so many battles herself, Ruto had an out-of-body feeling as she watched the carnage unfold beneath her. A small band of Hyruleans desperately drove back their attackers as wave after wave of Bulbins charged their lone convoy. She watched with a detached interest as her Bulbin allies were slaughtered wave after wave. I didn't matter though, the warriors were only delaying the inevitable. All it took was one person to lose focus. To become exhausted. To make one single solitary mistake. She laughed to herself quietly as the situation met its breaking point. A young brash soldier foolishly strayed too far from the rest of the group and was quickly surrounded. Ruto watched in fascination as this young man fought wildly to stave off his attackers before quickly succumbing to the horde. It was then that each Hyrulean fought and fell, one by one like a set of dominoes.

The Bulbin, victorious, then screeched and howled at the sun. Ruto, familiar with their customs and language joined them in this ritual prayer, howling to the sky high above, angry at their gods, the creators of this realm. A Bulbin officer noticed her presence and bowed graciously as she slid down the steep incline. "With Farore's courage." The warrior greeted. His hyrulean was atrocious, but audible.

"And Din's fire" Ruto replied.

"What is it that brings the great one here?" He asked. The Bulbin were a culture of servitude, always fighting for someone else's interests.

"I am to go accompanied by one of your own to Castle Town to bring a message." Ruto answered, producing a scroll. "It is urgent that we maintain contact with our spies in the castle." She explained. Espionage was never their strong suit, which became somewhat of a culture shock to the Bulbins whom often thought of deception as a sign of weakness. However, Lord Bullbo's wisdom had grown since his defeat at the hands of the legendary hero, and whomever stayed loyal to him quickly adapted to the Garudo practices.

"May your journey go unimpeded, warrior." He wished before turning back to the mad frenzy of his troops whom were collecting the spoils and taking anyone that was still alive prisoner. Ruto sighed at the sight and quickly made her way to her horse before riding off towards Hyrule Fields. The journey was only going to get more hectic the closer she got to castle hyrule. Her first stop, Hyrule Fields, were home to many enemies including rouge Bulbin, Hyrulean patrols, and perhaps the odd Zora or two.

[aires163]

In the middle of one of Hyrule's fields, under the shade of a small tree, sat Kevin contemplating his next move as to where he should go to find more work. "Ever since the shift in power balance it's been harder and harder to find work!" He thought to himself in frustration. There wasant even a single trade caravan that was looking for guards. Everyone seemed to frightened to make shipments what with the war going on. The only caravans leaving town were owned and escorted by Hyrule's soldiers. "if this keeps up I will have to enlist for recruitment just to make ends meet."

[Anonymous G]

After a few hours of riding, Ruto spotted one of the landmarks placed on the hyrule map. She was on the right track at least, it was only a matter of time before she ran into one of the main trade routes. The Garudo slowed to a halt at a small watering hole where she dismounted and tied her horse to a nearby tree. "Not much time until I'm going to have to branch off from the main road." She said to herself, taking a drink from the canteen at her hip. Surveying the seemingly endless field around her, Ruto spotted her next checkpoint north west of her position. There, a grandiose entrance-way into the great Hylia Bridge poked up from the horizon. Not far from her line of sight was an individual perched under the shade of a small birch tree. She make out their details from that distance, but she shrugged and put up a hood anyways.

[aires163]

As Kevin continued to sit in the shade he thought to himself "No point in being pissed off on an empty stomach." looking into his back pack all he had left was some salted meat and stale bread. "Guess I could make a sandwich out of this." he said to himself as he undid the lid to his flaskto take a small drink, and upon doing so noticed another person a fair distance a way. "now who could that be?" he said under his breath as he eyed the hooded figure.

[Anonymous G]

After about twenty minutes making sure that her horse got its fill of water and oats, she efficiently unhitched him and got on in a single motion. Cloak on, she headed north west towards the Hylia Bridge. As she passed the stranger, she sized him up out of the corner of her eye. A slightly smaller frame, the fair skin and long ears of a Hylian. Despite him being armed, he didn't wear anything that bore the mark of the royal family, which put Ruto at ease. "This is the way to Hylia Bridge?" She asked, making small talk. Her dark skin and face tattoos gave her away at a moment's glance, but it was common enough for Garudos to pass through without much trouble. It was the Royal Patrol that she was most worried about.

[aires163]

"yes...yes it is... But may I ask what some one such as yourself is doing wandering about these fields? They get pretty dangerous even more so at night." Kevin said taking a small bite of his sandwich, as a chill ran down his spine at the memory of encountering a small group of strang undead creatures.

[ratdeathtrap]

Jack arrived on his war-boar seeing that his help was no longer needed at killing the Hylian soldiers. Jack got off his war-boar and moved to the caravan to check if there was still some loot for him to take. He got close and saw there was almost nothing left for him to take, only a few arrows and food. Jack took the arrows and some food. What wouldn't be eaten now would be sent back in a convoy to the lands of the goblins. He took the chicken he had taken and searched for his brother, who said that he would be here too. He saw his brother sitting with some other goblins in a small group with other goblins and went to him.

His brother, James, was battle hardened veteran who enjoyed quite a lot of respect of the other goblins. He had many scars over his body, from the many times he got hurt in fights with enemies. And for each scar stood at least one fallen enemy.

Jack's thoughts were interrupted by his brother who had stood up to greet him. He only noticed that he had done that when he started shouting into Jack's ear. Jack looked at him and said in goblin language, ''What did you say?''

He replied, ''Are you gonna eat that, or what?'' making Jack chuckle before taking a big nice bite out of the chicken. The brothers said nothing, as he knew Jack wouldn't share and Jack wasn't a fan of talking with his mouth full either. The veteran went back to the group and Jack followed him. He sat down next to him, and listened to the others.

**Moderator Edit - I changed your message into 3rd person perspective for continuity's sake.**

[Anonymous G]

"yes...yes it is... But may I ask what some one such as yourself is doing wandering about these fields? They get pretty dangerous even more so at night." Kevin said taking a small bite of his sandwich, as a chill ran down his spine at the memory of encountering a small group of strange undead creatures.

"I have a message to deliver. But as you can see, I am not... welcome in the area. I'm avoiding the main roads for now." She said bluntly. Ruto removed her hood and revealed the tattoos that swirled around her eyes and temple. "As you've said yourself, this isn't exactly a safe area for Garudo nor Hylian alike. What brings someone such as yourself here?"

[aires163]

"Well im considering if I should either head south to find work, or try an gather medicinal herbs out in this ere field. Some folks actually claimed to find a few out ere. But any way...I never seen any one of your paticular...skin tone. Are you a Hyrulean?" Never in his entire life had Kevin seen someone of another race.

[Anonymous G]

Ruto shook her head. "I'm from the Desert... a Garudo as your kind have seemed to label us." She turned her attention to the bridge off into the horizon, "Thanks for the information. There are many who would wish to combat a person such as I, it's nice to know at least some people like you still exist."

[ratdeathtrap]

Jack was eating when one commander's bodyguards appeared and said;''The commander wantns you to escort a Garudo called Ruto to castle town. You can meet up with her at Hylia bridge''
Jack grunted. He didn't like escorting and even more so the fact he had to escort someone who he probably couldn't talk. He would still do it, though. a command is a command. Jack ate the last of thee chicken and stood up. Jack turned around and said;'' Ok, tell him that I will be directly on my way.'' The bodyguard walked away and Jack got to his war-boar. He set course to Hylia bridge and thought;"The earlier this is over, the better''

[aires163]

"Why is it that in the the face of a power imbalance, instead of choosing the most fit candidate, Every one seems to be in a mad dash to slice each others throats open just to move a step up the lader?" Kevin asked outloud. "Although I don't believe I introduced meself. The names Kevin, you?"

[Anonymous G]

"Why is it that in the the face of a power imbalance, instead of choosing the most fit candidate, Every one seems to be in a mad dash to slice each others throats open just to move a step up the lader?" Kevin asked outloud. "Although I don't believe I introduced meself. The names Kevin, you?"

The Garudo thought about it for a second, then smiled, "Ruto Fyrus." She replied before she reined in her horse and pointed it in the direction of her destination. "Now, I have to go meet with a fairly disagreeable character at Lake Hylia, you are welcome to join me if you'd like."

[ratdeathtrap]

Jack arrived at the meeting point and called his war-boar to a halt. He thought he was fairly safe since he didn't see any patrols. He checked his resources he got with him. He got enough for 3 days, but he hoped it wouldn't take that long to reach castle town. He sat there on his war-boar and waited for the Garudo to get here.

[aires163]

"you know I think I erd somtin bout that ol feler who owns the canon needed some help with heavy lifting... Eh wot the ell I got nothing better to do. I'll just meet you down there. I'm just going to gather a few of me things first. No need to wait up you can just get started without me." Kevin said making his way into town to gather his few possessions.